Paul Graham’s disagreement hierarchy
Classic essay on different ways to disagree
- DH0: name calling
- DH1: ad hominem. Attack person in relevant way
- DH2: attack the time of the argument
- DH3: contradiction without support
- DH4: counterargument, but not necessarily addressing the original point
- DH5: refutation. Argue against a point with support
- DH6: refute the central point. Same as above, but for the main point
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